Luke 20:10

Luke 20:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
• New International Version (NIV)At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

Context of Luke 20:10

8Jesus told them, “Then I won’t tell you why I have the right to do these things.” 9Then, using this illustration, Jesus spoke to the people: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to vineyard workers, and went on a long trip. “At the right time he sent a servant to the workers to obtain from them a share of the grapes from the vineyard. But the workers beat the servant and sent him back with nothing. 11So he sent a different servant. The workers beat him, treated him shamefully, and sent him back with nothing. 12Then he sent a third servant. But they injured this one and threw him out ⌞of the vineyard⌟.

Luke 20:10 word by word

καὶ καιρῷ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς δοῦλον ἵνα ἀπὸ τοῦ καρποῦ τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος δώσουσιν αὐτῷ· οἱ δὲ γεωργοὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸν δείραντες κενόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the seasonκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• he sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• a servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the husbandmenγεωργόςgeōrgos · farmerG1092
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they should giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• of the vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
• butδέde · thenG1161
• beatδέρωderō · to beat upG1194
• and sentἐξαποστέλλωexapostellō · to send out/awayG1821
• emptyκενόςkenos · emptyG2756

Cross-references for Luke 20:10

• Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted beside streams— a tree that produces fruit in season and whose leaves do not wither. He succeeds in everything he does.
• Jeremiah 5:24They don’t say to themselves, ‘We should fear the Lord our God. He sends rain at the right time, the autumn rain and the spring rain. He makes sure that we have harvest seasons.’
• Matthew 21:34“When the grapes were getting ripe, he sent his servants to the workers to collect his share of the produce.
• Mark 12:2“At the right time he sent a servant to the workers to collect from them a share of the grapes from the vineyard.
• Judges 6:8the Lord sent a prophet to them. He said, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I brought you out of Egypt. I took you away from slavery.
• 2 Kings 17:13The Lord had warned Israel and Judah through every kind of prophet and seer, “Turn from your evil ways, and obey my commands and decrees as I commanded your ancestors in all my teachings, the commands I sent to you through my servants the prophets.”
• 2 Chronicles 36:15The Lord God of their ancestors repeatedly sent messages through his messengers because he wanted to spare his people and his dwelling place.
• Nehemiah 9:30You were patient with them for many years. You warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. However, they wouldn’t listen. So you handed them over to the people in the surrounding nations.
• Jeremiah 25:3“For 23 years, from the time that Josiah, son of Amon, was in his thirteenth year as king of Judah until today, the Lord continued to speak his word to me. So I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.
• Jeremiah 26:2“This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple, and speak to all the people who come from the cities of Judah to worship in the Lord’s temple. Tell them everything that I command you to tell them. Don’t leave out a single word.
• Jeremiah 35:15I have sent all my servants the prophets to you again and again. They said, “Turn from your evil ways, do what is right, and don’t follow other gods in order to serve them. Then you will live in the land that I gave you and your ancestors.” However, you refused to listen to me or obey me.
• Jeremiah 44:4I have sent my servants the prophets to you again and again to tell you not to do these detestable things that I hate.
• Hosea 6:4“What should I do with you, Ephraim? What should I do with you, Judah? Your love is like fog in the morning. It disappears as quickly as the morning dew.
• Zechariah 1:3Tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: Return to me, declares the Lord of Armies, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Armies.’
• Zechariah 7:9“This is what the Lord of Armies says: Administer real justice, and be compassionate and kind to each other.
• John 15:16You didn’t choose me, but I chose you. I have appointed you to go, to produce fruit that will last, and to ask the Father in my name to give you whatever you ask for.

Commentaries on Luke 20:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10That they should give him of the fruit - The Hindoo corn-merchants, that have lent money to husbandmen, send persons in harvest-time to collect their share of the produce of the ground.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-19Verses 9-19 See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-45.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-19Verses 9-19 Christ spake this parable against those who resolved not to own his authority, though the evidence of it was so full. How many resemble the Jews who murdered the prophets and crucified Christ, in their enmity to God, and aversion to his service, desiring to live according to their lusts, without control! Let all who are favoured with God's word, look to it that they make proper use of their advantages. Awful will be the doom, both of those who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10the tenants beat the servant: God’s prophets were often mistreated and opposed by the people of Israel (1 Kings 19:10, 14; 2 Chronicles 24:21; 36:16; Nehemiah 9:26; Jeremiah 2:30; 26:20–24; 37:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. vineyard--(See on Lu 13:6). In Mt 21:33 additional points are given, taken literally from Is 5:2, to fix down the application and sustain it by Old Testament authority. husbandmen--the ordinary spiritual guides of the people, under whose care and culture the fruits of righteousness might be yielded. went, &c.--leaving it to the laws of the spiritual husbandry during the whole length of the Jewish economy. (See on Mr 4:26.)Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings